Training

Interested in attending a PLANET training?

Learn how to find, adapt, and implement proven health solutions that meet your community’s needs!

If you plan or run health programs in community or faith-based settings, attending a PLANET MassCONECT training can help you learn how to use effective, research-tested programs—also called evidence-based programs or EBPs.

EBPs can help you to make the most of your funds and resources. Our step-by-step approach can help you find EBPs best suited for the groups you work with and the goals you want to accomplish.

Who should attend?

Program planners/managers
Grantwriters
Community-based organization staff
Faith-based organization and health ministry staff

Why attend?

Our training, developed in partnership with community leaders, will allow you to:

Increase your program’s impact and gain credibility by using evidence-based programs (EBPs)
Address disparities by ensuring your communities benefit from available evidence
Access tools to succeed, including our innovative Resource Finder to help you find local data and resources to implement your program
Get free technical assistance from our team to help you successfully plan
Customize EBPs to ensure that there is a fit between community needs, your program, and available resources
Build upon your organization’s expertise for greatest program effect
Plan and implement program evaluations more easily
Be more competitive for grants by using EBPs
Use limited resources efficiently with proven programs and planning methods
Bring science, your own knowledge, and community context together